Choosing the best possible elementary school is critical to a child’s foundational development. In Texas, public school districts adopt curriculum standards set by the State Board of Education. The current standards, called Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills, outline what students should be able to learn and do in each course or grade. The curriculum is structured around the fundamentals of mathematics, science, social studies, language arts, music and reading.
When we compared Anderson Elementary School, which is a part of LUFKIN ISD, with Slack Elementary School, which is a part of LUFKIN ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Anderson Elementary School has a regular student population of 232 with a 12.2 students/teacher ratio while Slack Elementary School has 503 students and a student-teacher ratio of 13.2 students/teacher ratio.
Anderson Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A (90-100) based on three domains: student achievement, school progress and closing the gaps. Scores are scaled from 0 to 100 to align with letter grades. The school scored 75 in student achievement, 92 in school progress and 89 in closing performance gaps. It scored 91 overall in post-secondary readiness, a broad term that refers to student preparedness to undertake multiple pathways after graduation, or specifically, their preparedness for college education.
On the other hand, Slack Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 74 in student achievement, 88 in school progress, 78 in closing performance gaps and 85 overall in post-secondary readiness.
A distinction designation acknowledges districts and campuses for outstanding achievement based on the outcomes of several performance indicators. Distinction designations are awarded for achievement in several areas and are based on performance relative to a group of campuses of similar type, size, grade span, and student demographics.
Anderson Elementary School's five out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, Science, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Slack Elementary School did not earn any distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Anderson Elementary School. They make up for 39.66% of student population, followed by African Americans (38.36%), Whites or Caucasians (16.81%), Two or More Races (3.88%) and Asians (1.29%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.
At Slack Elementary School, Hispanics make up 67.79% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (18.29%), African Americans (10.93%), Two or More Races (2.58%) and Asians (0.40%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.
Based on household incomes, Anderson Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 92.67% compared to 85.29% at Slack Elementary School.
In terms of Limited English Proficiency (LEP), a term used in the United States that refers to a person who is not fluent in the English Language, mainly because it is not their native language, Anderson Elementary School has 36 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 15.52% of student population. Slack Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 280 or about 55.67% of student population.
Anderson Elementary School has no gifted and talented student, while 21.12% are in the special education program, and bilingual students comprise 15.09% students. Slack Elementary School has no gifted and talented student, while 7.16% are in the special education program, and bilingual students comprise 78.93% students.
19 teachers employed at Anderson Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 10.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging 15.7 years. The 38 teachers at Slack Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 11.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.3 years.
Of its teaching staff, Anderson Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, five teachers have worked for 11-20 years, five teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while three teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher. Slack Elementary School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has seven teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 11 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while eight teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Anderson Elementary School there are 17 female teachers and two male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by eight teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has two staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.
At Slack Elementary School there are 34 female teachers and four male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by 11 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.
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